Automate some tasks or scripts after windows update

Sheikh · Aug 9, 2025

Hi!
How can I automate some tasks after a windows update? I want to run some scripts/commands after that.
Couldn’t fine such option in task scheduler which lets user to run a specific file after an update.
Any idea to automate the task? Maybe some registry keys can solve it!

Thanks.

pseymour · Aug 9, 2025

Windows Update agent generates an event when each update is installed. Look for events with a source of Windows Update, and then trigger a task on those events.

Sheikh · Aug 9, 2025

pseymour said:
Windows Update agent generates an event when each update is installed. Look for events with a source of Windows Update, and then trigger a task on those events.

Do you mean this? Is it still working on win11? As I have disabled event viewer, is this method still possible?

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pseymour · Aug 9, 2025

I'm not sure what you mean by "this," and I'm not reading that whole page to try to figure out what you mean. But yes, the Windows Update client generates events when it downloads an update, starts installing it, and finishes installing it. You can take action based on when an event occurs. Not sure why one would disable event viewer, but okay.

garlin · Aug 9, 2025

pseymour said:
Not sure why one would disable event viewer, but okay.

Hard-core gamers have learned to disable all the event logs, in order to reduce FPS stutter.

If your task will take some time to execute, it's best to disable automatic reboot after updates. Otherwise your task will trigger, but there's no guarantee it finishes running before a reboot takes effect.

pseymour · Aug 9, 2025

That’s event logs, not viewer.

garlin · Aug 9, 2025

I read his NTLite preset, he's disabled the event logs. The free edition of NTLite allows that.

pseymour · Aug 9, 2025

Again, you’re saying logs. He said viewer.

Ben Myers · Aug 9, 2025

Sheikh said:
Do you mean this? Is it still working on win11? As I have disabled event viewer, is this method still possible?

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Is there a way to run a specific script each time Windows update completes (i.e., after reboot or after an update that doesn't require a reboot)? My application is suffering from MSCOMCTL.OCX upda...

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This is the method I use. It works on Windows 11, but I don't know if it will work with event logging disabled.

Ben

Sheikh · Aug 9, 2025

pseymour said:
Again, you’re saying logs. He said viewer.

I have disabled both of em

Sheikh · Aug 9, 2025

I will test it

Thanks everyone

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